Pedals for musical instruments.



T. P. BROWN.

PBDALS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1913.

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4UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

THEODORE P. BROWN, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO SIMPLEX PLAYER ACTION COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

PEDALS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Application filed September 19, 1913.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, TI-inononn P. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing` at TWorcester, in the county of Vorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Pedals for Musical Tnstruments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pedals for musical instruments.

The principal object thereof is to provide an improved means for connecting the bottoms of the pedals with each other and with the casing arranged so as to be capable of being assembled with great rapidity and facility.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a pneumatic piano case with a preferred form of this invention applied thereto: Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof: and Fig. 3 is a plan of the means for supporting and connecting the pedals.

The invention is shown as applied to an ordinary type of pneumatic piano having the usual bellows comprising a fixed leaf 10 and a movable leaf 11. Two of these are shown and between them at the front are shown the two pedals 12 for operating` them. For the purpose of supporting and connecting the pedals so as to permit their ready operation, and especially to facilitate the assemblage thereof, a pair of bearings 13 are secured to a fixed part of the casing preferably to brackets 14 which support the bellows at the bottom. These two bearings 13 are arranged in alinement and the pedal connecting member is composed of a pair of cylindrical ends 15 located in axial alinement with each other, and supported by these bearings. A pair of arms 16 extend from these ends laterally and a central portion 17 connected with them is parallel with the ends 15.

F or convenience in assembling, 1 make the member 17 in two detachable parts. Each of these parts of the member 17 is simply cylindrical. They are connected by a larger Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

serial No. 790,773.

tube 18 into the opposite ends of which the two parts of the member 17 extend, so as to form a telescoping joint. TWhen the parts are assembled pins 19 are inserted to hold them in position. The two ends of the tube 18 can conveniently serve to engage against the ends of a set of bearing members ZO located at the lower ends of the pedals for the reception of the members 17, and it is through this construction that the pedals are pivoted on the members 17. The latter are provided with the usual feet 21.

For the purpose of operating the movable leaves of the bellows, links 22 are shown, one at the outer edge of each of the pedals connected with brackets 23 on the respective movable leaves 11. Tn this way the parts can be assembled very rapidly and easily.

Although 1 have illustrated and described only one embodiment of the invention, am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, 1 do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but

lVhat 1 do claim is 1. 1n a piano pedal construction, the combination with a pair of pedals having bearings on the bottoms thereof, of a pair of members each having two parallel ends, one of the parallel ends of each member being located in one of said bearings and being in alinement with each other, stationary bearings for the opposite bearing ends of said members, a tube surrounding the two ends of said members for holding them together in alinement with each other, the ends of said tube abutting against the bearings on the pedals to hold the pedals a constant distance apart, whereby a telescoping joint is provided between said members.

2. The combination with a pair of bearings in alinement, a metallic member having a pair of opposite axially alined ends extending therefrom and located in the bearings., said member having two arms pro- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set Jecting from said ends and a cross piece conmy hand, in the presence of two subscribing nesting said arms parallel with said ends, witnesses.

and a pair of pedals pvoted at their bottoms THEODORE P. BROWN. on said parallel member, said parallel mem- Witnesses:

,4 ber consisting of two parts telescopically C. FORREST WEssoN,

connected between the pedals. MARY E. REGAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

